RAG BILAWAL

Description

Rag Bilawal is the most basic rag in Bilawal that. Indeed, the name of the that is derived from this rag. Interestingly enough, this rag has been declining in popularity over the years. This rag is sometimes referred to as Shuddha Bilawal to distinguish it from the more popular Alhiya Bilawal.

Bilawal is considerd by most to be Sampurna - Sampurna. However, some are of the opinion that it should be considered Shadav - Sampurna due to the weakness of its Ga in the arohana.

The vadi / samavadi theory is generally discounted by modern musicologists, but for those who are inclined to follow this, it has been suggested that the vadi and samavadi are Dha and Re respectively.